Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

Look to me and be astonished, and put the hand upon the mouth.

New American Standard Bible

“Look at me, and be astonished,
And put your hand over your mouth.

King James Version

Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth.

Holman Bible

Look at me and shudder;
put your hand over your mouth.

International Standard Version

Look at me, be appalled, and then shut up!

A Conservative Version

Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth.

American Standard Version

Mark me, and be astonished, And lay your hand upon your mouth.

Amplified


“Look at me and be astonished and appalled;
And put your hand over your mouth.

Bible in Basic English

Take note of me and be full of wonder, put your hand on your mouth.

Darby Translation

Mark me, and be astonished, and lay the hand upon the mouth.

King James 2000

Look at me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Turn to me and be appalled, and place [your] hand on [your] mouth.

Modern King James verseion

Turn to me and be amazed, and lay your hand on your mouth.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Mark me well, and be abashed, and lay your hand upon your mouth.

NET Bible

Look at me and be appalled; put your hands over your mouths.

New Heart English Bible

Look at me, and be astonished. Lay your hand on your mouth.

The Emphasized Bible

Turn round to me, and be astonished, and lay hand on mouth!

Webster

Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth.

World English Bible

Look at me, and be astonished. Lay your hand on your mouth.

Youngs Literal Translation

Turn unto me, and be astonished, And put hand to mouth.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
פּנה 
Panah 
Usage: 134

me, and be astonished
שׁמם 
Shamem 
Usage: 89

and lay
שׂים שׂוּם 
Suwm 
Usage: 580

יד 
Yad 
Usage: 1612

Verse Info

Context Readings

Job's Seventh Speech: A Response To Zophar

4 I, is my complaint to man? and then wherefore shall not my spirit be shortened? 5 Look to me and be astonished, and put the hand upon the mouth. 6 And when I remembered and trembled, and horror took hold of my flesh.


Cross References

Judges 18:19

And they will say to him, Be silent; put thy hand upon thy mouth and go with us, and be to us for father and for priest: is it good for thee to be priest to the house of one man, or for thee to be priest to a tribe and to a family in Israel?

Job 29:9

Chiefs held back in words, and they will put the hand to the mouth.

Job 40:4

Behold, I was vile; what shall I turn back to thee? I put my hand to my mouth.

Job 2:12

And they will lift up their eyes from far off, and they knew him not, and they will lift up their voice and weep; and they will rend each his covering, and they will sprinkle dust upon their heads to the heavens.

Job 17:8

The upright shall be astonished upon this, and the innocent Shall arouse himself against the profane.

Job 19:20-21

My bone cleaved to my skin and to my flesh, and I shall escape with the skin of my teeth.

Psalm 39:9

I was dumb, I will not open my mouth; for thou didst

Proverbs 30:32

If thou wert foolish in lifting up thyself, and if thou purposed, the hand to the mouth.

Amos 5:13

For this the prudent one shall be silent in that time, for it is an evil time.

Micah 7:16

The nations shall see and be ashamed from all their strength: they shall put the hand upon the mouth, their ears shall be deaf.

Romans 11:33

O the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! his judgments how unsearchable, and his ways not traced out!

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